Examples of tiresome in a Sentence
All those stories about his childhood can become tiresome after a while.
what a tiresome church service that turned out to be
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These multiple demands for confirmation have grown tiresome.
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The actual completion of the tasks seemed rather tiresome, so the model opened the checklist, ticked everything off, and called it a day.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
That would buck the recent tiresome trend of seeing McKennie go from the brink of being sold to earning a single-year extension.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of the comments were ad hominem, tiresome and familiar.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
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Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
The actual completion of the tasks seemed rather tiresome, so the model opened the checklist, ticked everything off, and called it a day.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
That would buck the recent tiresome trend of seeing McKennie go from the brink of being sold to earning a single-year extension.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Many of the comments were ad hominem, tiresome and familiar.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Tiresome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiresome. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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tiresome
adjective
tire·some
ˈtī(ə)r-səm 
: likely to tire one because of length or dullness : boring
a tiresome lecture
tiresomely
adverb
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